Rather than allowing devastating across-the-board cuts to conservation, preservation and environmental programs, the federal government should cancel more than $760 billion of outdated tax breaks, according to a report released today by a coalition of environmental groups.

Senators Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski, along with residents of King Cove, Alaska, are continuing their fight today to put a road through the wilderness of Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, but they aren’t telling Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar all the facts.

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA (Feb. 27, 2013) – After a year of serious missteps, and with its troubled drill rigs headed for Asia to undergo extensive repairs, Royal Dutch Shell announced today that it has suspended plans for oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean in 2013.

Today, President Obama called on Congress to pass legislation to avoid across-the-board budget cuts from the so-called “sequester.” The Wilderness Society President Jamie Williams said this in response:

Tonight the President was right to focus on renewable energy as a proven job creator which cuts down on greenhouse gases – two things that improve the health of our economy overall. Our public lands play a central role in transitioning away from fossil fuels because of their enormous

Today’s announcement by Royal Dutch Shell that it is moving both its troubled Arctic Ocean drill rigs from Alaska to Asia for major repairs raises serious questions about whether it – or any oil company – can drill safely in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas.